The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
20.1° C
0.9° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 3PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (04 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
67
52
47
33
32
70
90
108
158
113
113
111
80
75
70
51
48
45
45
34
37
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
S
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
ESE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:45AM1.43m
11:44PM1.36m
12:44PM1.44m
00:36AM1.21m
1:57PM1.48m
Low Tide
5:27AM0.28m
5:50PM0.49m
6:09AM0.31m
7:00PM0.58m
7:01AM0.33m
8:30PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
15
17
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
18
21
19
18
17
17
15
15
17
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
14
16
16
16
15
16
15
14
13
17
19
16
16
15
15
13
12
14
17
15
15
15
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